Coastal Management In The Arabian Gulf (closed project)

Project closed: 2011

The goal of the Coastal Management in the Arabian Gulf project is to design and implement a long-term environmental monitoring program (EMP) and management plan for marine waters surrounding large-scale developments along the Dubai coastline. This project will serve as a platform for capacity building in specific aspects of coastal marine management in the UAE, the wider Gulf region, and the international community.

As part of this project, UNU-INWEH aims to produce the necessary data and workshop training to contribute to the sustainable management of Nakheel Properties (a Dubai real-estate developer) and their Marine Projects.

1. The components to the Coastal Management in the Arabian Gulf project are as follows:
2. An Environmental Monitoring Program.
3. The assessment of marine habitats and biological characteristics across Nakheel Marine Projects.
4. Detailed water quality studies, and models of temperature/salinity/oxygen response.
5. Capacity-building opportunities (i.e., training workshops).

Lessons from the Gulf Policy Brief (2011)
Nakheel And EHS Launch Dubai’s First Marine Biology Laboratory (2008)
Course Report: Training Workshop on Marine and Coastal Environmental Monitoring Methods (2009)
Course Report: Training Workshop on Environmental Impact Assessment for Coastal and Marine Areas (2008)
First Interagency Meeting on Monitoring and Management of Dubai Coastal Waters (2007)
Marine environment at top of the agenda as Nakheel signs landmark agreement with UNU (2007)